Abstract

DOMINGUES, Maria Beatriz Bueno  and  MORGENSTERN, Ada. After all, where is the phallus? The paths traced by its eternal search. J. psicanal. [online]. 2020, vol.53, n.99, pp. 201-216. ISSN 0103-5835.

Hysteria, the first Freudian theme and driving force in the development of psychoanalysis, is currently seen as a "mass phenomenon", which accompanies the growing relevance of personal image. Due to the chameleonic power of hysteria, the renovation of its constructions is constant and, nowadays, it is linked to the enormous role of social networks in the lives of subjects. The virtuality of this new form of social bond invites us to think of online profiles as true identity constructions, accompanied by the application of filters to adapt to the standards of full beauty, and the significant increase in searches for surgical interventions in Brazil. Life on the networks shows what you want to be by allowing the choice of content to be published, making it possible to attempt to mask what is missing and sustain the illusion of having a complete body, a hallmark of hysteria. Thus, in the present work, we propose to discuss hysterical presentations not as a pathology, but as marks of the current culture.

Keywords : Freud; hysteria; social networks; phallus; profile.

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